King Country ADV ride?

**K slider** · 28th April 2009, 20:18

Originally Posted by K slider

Mark your a legend, bloody great ride and a great bunch to ride with.I dont know how you manage to navigate us through such a vast number of roads and tracks.
Cheers Mate.

A Few shots of mine.
No1 Aslan on the way up to the summit of the the Matahiwi.
No2 Ruapehu in the back ground from the Matahiwi summit.
No3 Stephen,Joe and Neil? at the top.

**junkmanjoe** · 28th April 2009, 22:36

Second day, full on gravel blast,
again all new roads for me.
neat hand dug tunnel to beach.
night gravel riding, great for skill building, i enjoyed this.
rolled in to Taumarunui motor camp, a great chat with everyone.

**marks** · 29th April 2009, 07:48

Originally Posted by junkmanjoe

Second day, full on gravel blast,
again all new roads for me.
neat hand dug tunnel to beach.
night gravel riding, great for skill building, i enjoyed this.
rolled in to Taumarunui motor camp, a great chat with everyone.

what did you think of Eddies PD compared to a DR?

**Aslan** · 29th April 2009, 12:03

Originally Posted by junkmanjoe

First off.

A special special thanks to Aslan.
other wise i would have had to wait at home and hope the parts turned up for my bike.

Aslan was very kind enough and trusted me to be carefull with his DR650.
cant thank you enough.
.

Cheers Joe - glad you enjoyed yourself - look forward to getting back on the DR myself - feels like a tinker toy in comparison to the 1150GS - that said the Beemer the machine for getting to the ADV location - so hard to get the perfect bike eh?

**K slider** · 29th April 2009, 13:09

Originally Posted by Aslan

Cheers Joe - glad you enjoyed yourself - look forward to getting back on the DR myself - feels like a tinker toy in comparison to the 1150GS - that said the Beemer the machine for getting to the ADV location - so hard to get the perfect bike eh?

You Looked ever so comfortable on that F800 Stephen

**Aslan** · 29th April 2009, 14:39

Originally Posted by K slider

You Looked ever so comfortable on that F800 Stephen

you're right Pete - Jenny said new car for her first

**junkmanjoe** · 29th April 2009, 17:31

Originally Posted by marks

what did you think of Eddies PD compared to a DR?

Hi Mark.

was great, well ballanced, and heaps off low grunt.
hardly had to use the gas at all, just climbed like a goat...
i didnt want to give it back....
thanks Eddieb for trusting me not to biff it on the 42nd..

**junkmanjoe** · 29th April 2009, 17:53

Day 3 for me.

The 42nd Traverse. yea ha...

was so looking forward to ride this.
even better it was raining so knew it would be even more fun.
we headed off in to the unknowen for me.
met a group of mountian bikers at the start, we go first aye.... OK... shouldnt see them again....
deep in to the track buy first river crossing, herd a noise behind us.
WHAT THE

mountain bikers caught us up...shite.
i was lucky enough to have a blat on eddies big bad bemmer.....ohh so nice. its mine now.....not.

track was great, good down hill runs pleanty tricky slippy bits, and use ya head parts as well.
most enjoyed.

after lunch, rain was coming down quite nicely buy now.
so a few hardy silly buggers decided to do fishers track again in the rain....

was most fun i had in a long time.
lots a sweet mud, slippy clay, and i was taken out by a cowpad....

on the grass...
another great day in the saddle.
soaked to the bone.
back to motorcamp.

**Underground** · 30th April 2009, 11:02

Finally got near a pooter , I still havent made it back to the mainland ,its been a bit of an epic month of over 7000 km everywhere between Te Anau and Whangarei . In wellington at the moment after a 2up ride down through Waikerimoana and a wet and windy blacktop 'adventure ride' over the Rimatucka's.
Thanks Mark for such a good weekend and your guidance through 42nd and a bit of a push up a slope .
Nooles ,you did a great job of tail ending ,must be hard for someone of your abilities to be last man in.
Good to put a few faces to bikes (not much good on the names)
Great pics Edie and others
42nd was the highlight for me ,a proper adventure ride
Might catch up with some of you down our way soon cheers Jeff

**junkmanjoe** · 30th April 2009, 14:36

Day four
heading home down Forgotten world highway 43 to Whangamomona pub.

very cool road follows the river along.
just loved it.

had a feed at the pub, yummy.

Eddieb and i decided to have a go at the old Whanga road.

weather was a little damp.

but out adventure hipe was high.
off we went in to no mans land, the man in the pub says.
best off luck to ya......ya phone wont work in there.....
Hmmm

. or where we the crazy ones to do it.

off we went.
raining and rideing on very slippy papa track..
very cool track, great views, just a great ride, have to say we both very happy to get out in one piece, a few offs and slippy and slidey moments, but was just orsome.....

out to bridge to some where, and headed for home.
arrive home just before 10pm.

weekend will have to be one off the best rides ive been on.

................................Kiwibiker Rocks...............................

**Underground** · 1st May 2009, 22:55

Just got home tonight and Ive found those video clips at the bottom of eddieb's photo page, awesome .
Did you take those with your SLR Eddie? Ive gota get one of those things ,might start by buying a lotto ticket .

**Paladin** · 1st May 2009, 23:06

Originally Posted by Underground

Just got home tonight and Ive found those video clips at the bottom of eddieb's photo page, awesome .
Did you take those with your SLR Eddie? Ive gota get one of those things ,might start by buying a lotto ticket .

Damn you! I had forgoten about those, now i have to go watch and not go to bed yet! Grrrrrr!

**Eddieb** · 1st May 2009, 23:37

Originally Posted by Underground

Just got home tonight and Ive found those video clips at the bottom of eddieb's photo page, awesome .
Did you take those with your SLR Eddie? Ive gota get one of those things ,might start by buying a lotto ticket .

Yeah mate, thats a $300 camera. Just hunt around till the right thing comes up at the right price. I bought mine just before the new models came out, so it was clearance stock of last years model.

**Haggis** · 2nd May 2009, 12:45

Thanks Mark for leading a great adventure ride. I especially liked the 42nd. The GS Adv is a bit big for it and would be much better with a lower 1st gear. I'll try not to get so excited next time - still black & blue from my first fall going into 42nd.

I can recommend the GS Adv. All the electronics work and make a difference and it ate up the ks on the way down and home.